Jim and Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Steeplechase Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Wexford · Sunday 25 October 2026 · Off 1:25 · 2m 3f 100y · Going: Soft · Purse: €12,000 · 4yo+
British Gambler's Picks
Composite scoring across market position, Racing Post Rating, Topspeed, recent form and trainer 14-day strike rate. Tips, not guarantees — bet responsibly.
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Watch The Weather the clear favourite (implied 16.1% chance) at 7/2, trained by R P Cody. Luimneach is the chief market rival at 7/2.
★ Market shape · A competitive heat at the top of the market — three or four runners are within touching distance on price.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Watch The Weather. Best price available at BetMGM — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Luimneach at 7/2. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Duffys Hodey at 18/1. Form figures of 27813- show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
2m3f100y · Soft going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 33% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Watch The Weather 16.1% 7/2
- Luimneach 16.1% 7/2
- Fountain House 13.2% 9/2
- The Great Nudie 13.2% 9/2
- Miss Doyenne 12.1% 5/1
- Kobalt St Georges 10.4% 6/1
- I Am Lorenzo 8.1% 8/1
- Scalpnagoon 4.3% 16/1
- Duffys Hodey 3.8% 18/1
- Choccabloc 2.8% 25/1
Field & Odds (10 runners)
Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.
| No. | Horse | J / T | Form | RPR | TS | Best Price | Top Bookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Watch The Weather NAP t |
J: Jack Kennedy T: R P Cody |
053332 | 47/10 | |||
| 6 | Luimneach EW ht |
J: Charlie O'Dwyer(3) T: Conor O'Dwyer |
P-5121 | 23/5 | |||
| 2 | Fountain House t |
J: Mr E Mahon(7) T: Ian John McCarthy |
11111- | 11/2 | |||
| 4 | The Great Nudie |
J: Sean O'Keeffe T: Colin Bowe |
31433- | 6/1 | |||
| 3 | Miss Doyenne DH |
J: Darragh O'Keeffe T: Henry de Bromhead |
331-14 | 41/5 | |||
| 9 | Kobalt St Georges |
J: Phillip Enright T: Robert Tyner |
11145- | 41/5 | |||
| 1 | I Am Lorenzo |
J: Sean Flanagan T: Paul Nolan |
31339- | 10/1 | |||
| 8 | Scalpnagoon t |
J: Sam Ewing T: Gordon Elliott |
342354 | 22/1 | |||
| 10 | Duffys Hodey p |
J: Tiernan Power Roche T: P J Rothwell |
27813- | 26/1 | |||
| 7 | Choccabloc t |
J: Kevin Healy(7) T: Andrew McNamara |
P4PPF- | 39/1 |
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